addled
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Only one scene really has an impact: Ben runs into a nerd-revolutionary, adorably played by Michael Cera, who seems like a little brother of Leonardo DiCaprio’s addled old radical in “One Battle After Another.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
No mastermind, Musk is more Scaramucci 2.0—an addled and overcaffeinated whirlwind that we all hoped would be one more chapter to which we could say: “Whoa, that was wild. Next.”
From Slate • Feb. 7, 2025
But, like every addled maniac, his hatred lacks focus.
From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025
They bolted at the final note to get backstage for curtain calls and were met with cheers — not a given with European audiences alternately amazed, addled and appalled by reinvented works known as regietheater.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2024
This imbalance provoked criticism for its promotion of the belief that all chess players are seriously addled.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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